# pgSQL root access - without? (docker)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/pgsql-root-access-without-docker/185940
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [April 7, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pgsql-root-access-without-docker/185940 "2021-04-07T18:30:50Z")
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### Author: ![itsbhanusharma](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/itsbhanusharma/32/180717_2.png) [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2021, 10:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pgsql-root-access-without-docker/185940/4 "2021-04-14T10:03:37Z")

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Yes You can do that by defining the external Postgres & redis parameters in the yml refer [Configure Discourse to use a separate PostgreSQL server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-discourse-with-a-separate-postgresql-server/46375)

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